Taking stock of the biodiversity
of a province is an essential first step to protecting it. However,
the work only begins there. Protection of biodiversity then requires
concrete actions: the drafting of regulations, the setting up of protected
areas and informing the residents of Quebec about the status and value
of biodiversity in Quebec and how they can help protect it. These
actions are informed by the species and ecosystems to be protected and
their threats, by scientific theory and by political will.
This section of the Quebec
Biodiversity website deals with conservation issues. Specifically, it
explores the major threats to Quebec's biodiversity and the human activities
that exacerbate these threats, and it offers different approaches to
protecting the biodiversity of a region. This section also offers an
overview of provincial and federal government efforts to protect Quebec
biodiversity and how non-governmental organisations are contributing
to these efforts.
Part 1: Human
Impacts on Biodiversity
Part 2: Species
vs. Landscape Protection new!
Part 3: Conservation
Efforts in Quebec
Part 4: Conservation
Efforts in Canada